As one who wants to avoid 120VAC and rely as much as possible on 12VDC
directly from the batteries, when I first saw the original post, I wondered
why not forget the inverter, get a 12VDC TV and a 12VDC DVD player? To me
there seems to be too much of a power loss in using an inverter to convert
12VDC to 120VAC, and then converting that back down into an appliance that
is basicly a DC device anyway.
Same goes for laptop PC's.
Is there something I'm missing. Why should you use a 120VAC device when
there is a 12VDC alternative?
-- Jim
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JimAgue
For images of Acapulco to Golfito Passage made in March 1999,
refer to: http://members.iex.net/~ague/images/NordhavnCruise
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-----Original Message-----
From: mknott [SMTP:mknott@bcpl.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:16 PM
To: Trawler World List
Subject: TWL: Wire gauge
Thanks to all who responded to my question about the proper gauge wire to
connect my 300w inverter. I think I'll go with the 10 gauge wire to help
insure against voltage drop in a hot engine room environment, and just in
case
the run is longer than I estimate.
Maybe this is how it starts... a small inverter so we can watch TV quietly.
Then we start adding more batteries, then a bigger inverter, a bigger
alternator, and so on. ;-)
Mel Knott
Sandpiper
West Indian 36
Annapolis, MD
As one who wants to avoid 120VAC and rely as much as possible on 12VDC
directly from the batteries, when I first saw the original post, I wondered
why not forget the inverter, get a 12VDC TV and a 12VDC DVD player? To me
there seems to be too much of a power loss in using an inverter to convert
12VDC to 120VAC, and then converting that back down into an appliance that
is basicly a DC device anyway.
Same goes for laptop PC's.
Is there something I'm missing. Why should you use a 120VAC device when
there is a 12VDC alternative?
-- Jim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JimAgue
For images of Acapulco to Golfito Passage made in March 1999,
refer to: http://members.iex.net/~ague/images/NordhavnCruise
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-----Original Message-----
From: mknott [SMTP:mknott@bcpl.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:16 PM
To: Trawler World List
Subject: TWL: Wire gauge
Thanks to all who responded to my question about the proper gauge wire to
connect my 300w inverter. I think I'll go with the 10 gauge wire to help
insure against voltage drop in a hot engine room environment, and just in
case
the run is longer than I estimate.
Maybe this is how it starts... a small inverter so we can watch TV quietly.
Then we start adding more batteries, then a bigger inverter, a bigger
alternator, and so on. ;-)
Mel Knott
Sandpiper
West Indian 36
Annapolis, MD
